Silt pit efficiency in conserving soil water as simulated by HYDRUS 2D model

• Main Authors: Bohluli, Mohsen, Teh, Christopher Boon Sung, Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni, Abdul Rahman, Zaharah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35374/1/29.%20Silt%20Pit%20Efficiency%20in%20Conserving%20Soil%20Water%20as%20Simulated%20by.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35374/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2037%20(3)%20Aug.%202014/04%20JTAS%200512-2013.pdf

Silt pit is one of the recommended soil water conservation practices in oil palm plantations. It is commonly regarded that the larger and deeper the silt pit, the more effective the pit would be to conserve soil water. This hypothesis was tested in this paper, where the effectiveness of four silt pi...